Hinduism’s focus on joy and God contrasted with Buddhism’s austere practices and lack of a personal deity. Additionally, Buddhism’s monastic demands disrupted societal structures ...

Notably, during his 2015 visit to Sri Lanka, he addressed Buddhist monks at Colombo’s Mahabodhi Temple and paid homage to the sacred Mahabodhi tree in Anuradhapura. Anuradhapura is a hub of Theravada ...

Author is an art historian, filmmaker and photographer ... and her name remains synonymous with the female Buddhist monastic order of Theravada Buddhism, not only in Sri Lanka but also in ...